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First German EPPO convictions for participation in organized VAT crime

From horak lawyersPublished on 4 November 2026Contribution posted in GeneralTagged with Compliance management systems, Electronics trade, EPPO, European Public Prosecutor's Office, Money laundering, Counterparty verification, Cross-border trade in goods, Hawala Network, criminal organisation, Regional Court Düsseldorf, Supply chain compliance, VAT fraud, Missing Trader, Operation Goliath, organised VAT crime, Risk management, Counterparties, Tax evasion, VAT ID verification, VAT fraud, Value added tax carousel, Enterprise compliance, Economic crimeNo comments

On 23 October 2026, the Düsseldorf Regional Court sentenced two parties to several years of imprisonment in the international tax fraud complex "Operation Goliath". According to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), these are the first convictions in a German EPPO case, in which a court found that the accused had participated in a criminal organisation. The case shows how tight [...]